Tammy J. Carnrike is the Chief Operating Officer at the Detroit Regional Chamber, a position she has held since August 2006. In this role, she is responsible for corporate governance, signature events and programming, leadership initiatives, major investor relationships, affinity programs, health and wellness, defense, and day-to-day oversight. She also successfully launched the Economic Equity and Inclusion program, now the Economic Equity and Inclusion program, in 2020, which continues to be a significant initiative within the Detroit Regional Chamber.
A leader in chamber management, Carnrike has served in national leadership positions, including as Chair of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management Board of Trustees and American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Board. Carnrike has achieved the highest professional designation of Certified Chamber Executive.
In February 2018, Carnrike became the first woman selected to represent Michigan as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army. Now serving in her third term as CASA, she represents the U.S. Army and carries out the Secretary of the Army’s priorities.
Carnrike serves on the Michigan Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and National Rainmakers Council for metropolitan chambers of commerce.
She has also been recognized as a “Woman Who Leads” by WJR Newstalk 760 AM, a “Powered by Women” honoree by DBusiness Magazine, a “Power Player” by Ambassador Magazine, and included in DBusiness Magazine’s “Detroit 500 Most Powerful Leaders” for the past two years. She has also been featured in Forbes, Fortune, and Entrepreneur as part of a Leading Women in Business series, outlining the Chamber’s role in expanding economic prosperity, advancing Michigan’s signature automotive industry, and supporting economic equity and inclusion.